Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner won a decisive third term, defeating Republican nominee Patrick Dugan, while Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg also cruised to re-election, signaling the continued strength of progressive prosecutors in major urban centers.
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released a report revealing the “human, political and legal effects” of retaining death penalty laws in countries that have halted executions but not repealed capital punishment, urging greater scrutiny of these nations.
A new poll commissioned by Vera Action and conducted by YouGov suggests that a plurality of registered voters view President Donald Trump’s recent National Guard deployments as politically motivated rather than grounded in public safety concerns, and that a majority of voters believe Trump’s federal actions on crime are unrelated to community safety.
San Francisco Rising, a coalition of civic organizations, has released a community plan to combat deportation efforts by the Trump administration and support immigrant families, focusing on legal defense, rapid response, mutual aid networks, and emergency services.
The proposed Village Farms housing development in Davis, CA could help address declining school enrollment and high housing costs by providing a range of housing options and bringing an estimated 701 new students to the Davis Joint Unified School District.
San Francisco Chief Assistant District Attorney Ana Gonzalez accused the Public Defender’s Office of mismanagement and falsely claiming an emergency to avoid taking new felony cases, while the Public Defender’s Office argued that the declaration was necessary to protect defendants’ Sixth Amendment rights due to soaring caseloads, staff shortages, and unprecedented discovery burdens.
The Memphis Safe Task Force, launched by President Trump to reduce violent crime, has been accused of harassing innocent residents of the majority-Black city, with reports of racial profiling and intimidation.
The US Navy, Tetra Tech, Lennar, Five Point, and City officials have been accused of delaying the disclosure of plutonium-239 contamination in Bayview Hunters Point, resulting in health risks for the community, and the Marie Harrison Community Foundation is calling for transparency, accountability, and remediation.
Latino communities have used storytelling to demonstrate resilience in the face of Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, as highlighted by Sac State’s Immigrant Series, which featured stories of three Latina immigrant women.
The ACLU of Illinois has filed an emergency class action lawsuit alleging that individuals detained at the Broadview ICE Facility are being denied access to legal counsel and subjected to inhumane and unlawful conditions, and that ICE agents have repeatedly denied entry to attorneys, members of Congress, and faith leaders seeking to inspect the facility.
A recent assault case in Yolo County Superior Court highlighted the potential for language barriers to cause confusion and injustice, as the defense argued that miscommunication made it difficult to determine what actually occurred between the accused and his spouse.
Judge Clara M. Levers released a man on supervised own recognizance (SOR) after multiple parole violations, despite the prosecution’s argument to keep him in custody, citing the failure of the system to rehabilitate him.
The current mass deportation policy in the United States is creating a moral crisis, as it is denying people the right to feel at home and eroding trust in the world, leaving people in a state of existential precarity.
The proposed Limited Equity Housing Cooperative (LEHC) by Village Farms is financially dangerous and ill-prepared, and the City of Davis should reject it immediately due to its infeasibility and potential for financial loss for 82 Davis families.
In a new episode of Everyday Injustice, host David Greenwald interviews three formerly incarcerated filmmakers about the emotional and systemic realities of life after prison, highlighting the barriers to successful reentry and the need for understanding and reform.
Davis’s third places, such as the Farmers Market, cafés, and shops, provide a sense of community and connection for locals, and are helping the city to rebuild its sense of togetherness after COVID-19.
The fight for justice in Alameda County has been ongoing for decades, with community members and organizations refusing to let the memory of those killed by police fade away, despite attempts by the system to protect itself.
As the world grows increasingly serious, Nazi sentiment is on the rise and the powers that be are preparing for a war that many are oblivious to, with the poor and homeless being targeted and civil rights being erased.
Legal scholars are pushing back against Trump administration officials’ mischaracterizations of federal immunity and the First Amendment, according to a Cato Institute analysis.
A new Gallup poll reveals a partisan divide in Americans’ views on crime, with fewer Americans viewing it as a serious issue and more Republicans than Democrats labeling it that way, while lower-income individuals and women are more likely to perceive crime as a serious issue.